If by now you haven’t seen 5 Axis’ Scion DJ xB and crazy lime green wide body tC then you can safely say that you’ve been living in a cave with your eyes closed and your thumbs all up in your ears. Those two Scions have been seen all over the world in magazines, on television, and the Internet. 5 Axis’ DJ xB and wide body tC project cars have un-doubtedly helped to bring more soldiers to the Scion army, and after seeing what Troy and and his crew did with them can you blame people for enlisting? These cars would make just about anyone want to go out and pick one up to create their own work of art.

     As hot as the 5 Axis’ Scion duo was, there was still something missing; one more challenge to make Troy’s vision of the Scion trifecta complete. It's pretty easy to guess what that challenge was since the only car he hadn’t built yet is the Scion xA. Now, we all know the xA isn’t as flashy as it’s “look at me! I’m shaped like a box!” xB sibling, nor as speedy as the tC. But like that cute quiet girl from high school we all knew, the xA has a sexy wild side that’s just waiting to be revealed.

     Troy and his insane 5 Axis design squad thought the best way to bring the xA out of its stealthy, low-key shell would be to transform it from a quiet four-door suburban commuter car into a rabid, deep red, open-topped speedster, with um…no doors. They started off by completely stripping down the car to its bare chassis and then getting rid of the whole top half of the car, opening up the interior to the warm California sun. The windshield was reworked into a sharply sloped speedster style windscreen to help channel rushing air over the car. Next, the body of the car was completely remolded. Instead of replacing the doors and sticking with just the wide fender approach, 5 Axis decided to scrap the doors completely and create one-off pillars that line up with the angular wide fenders but leave openings on either side of the car to keep with the open-air theme.

     After the top half was scrapped and the body was completely reworked, the back seats were next to go. Troy and his team gutted everything in the rear of the car and installed a myriad of high-end (and very expensive) entertainment products in the gap.

     A glass Tonnau cover flips open to reveal two 19-inch LCD screens wired up to the new Xbox360 system complete with two wireless controllers. And if you’re looking for some big screen game play the hood of the car opens up with an inverted hinge to reveal a screen for the hidden Casio Digital Movie projector fitted into the back that’s also connected to the Xbox360. Now you have the option of jumping into the passenger seat and playing Forza Motorsport on your MadCatz steering wheel controller instead of sitting through traffic listening to the same three songs played over and over again on the radio.

     Looking at the car’s wide fenders and speedster windscreen makes me want to believe that it should be a rear-wheel drive European exotic. The wide mouthed air dam screams “drive like hell” and the sharp body lines doused in deep red paint say “you know you want me.” I think it’s safe to say that this xA is a fitting crown jewel to the trilogy of 5 Axis Scion projects. What’s next for Troy and his design team? Here’s a hint: Keep your eye out for some very interesting turn3 apparel coming soon.